What Matters Now

Seth Godin has gotten more than 70 people to contribute a one-page essay with a one-word title to form an ebook called What Matters Now.  I just finished reading it.  Here is the link to it and I highly recommend that everyone read this ebook:

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/12/what-matters-now-get-the-free-ebook.html

Some quotes from the ebook:

• “When times are tough, vision is the first casualty.  Before conditions can improve, it is the first thing we must recover.” – Michael Hyatt
• “Today, with so much change and uncertainty, so much pressure and new ways to do things, the middle of the road is the road to nowhere.” – William C. Taylor
• “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” – John Wood
• “Never stop learning. Read books. Learn from others who have done it before. Learn by doing.  Theory is nice, but nothing replaces actual experience.” – Tony Hsieh of Zappos
• “Power comes from an ability to build your reputation, create efficient and effective networks of social relations, act and speak in ways that build influence, and from an ability to create and employ resources—things that others want
  and need.” – Jeffrey Pfeffer
• “Harmony is a springboard. Harmony supports teamwork. And teamwork creates energy. An energy that fuels creativity.” – Jack Covert
• “Never tell a lie. Credibility is everything for an evangelist. Tell the truth—even if it hurts. Actually, especially if it hurts.” – Guy Kawasaki
• “The real way strong communities are built is through the compassion we extend to others. Both to those we
  know, and to those we don’t know.” – Mitch Joel
• “I believe the thank you economy will become the norm in 2010 and beyond, and brands that fail to adjust will be left out in the cold.” – Gary Vaynerchuk
• “You grow (and thrive!) by doing what excites you and what scares you everyday, not by trying to find your passion.” – Derek Sivers
• “Don’t worry too much about getting things done. Make things happen.” – Gina Trapani
• “Mistakes happen. How you apologize matters.” – Jason Fried

What I love about this is Seth took the time to gather acquintances to submit pages to the book.  This could be done by anyone.